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> For example, perfectionistic students might be so critical of themselves for making mistakes in school assignments, that they will postpone doing homework to
by gherkinnn 3y ago
> For example, perfectionistic students might be so critical of themselves for making mistakes in school assignments, that they will postpone doing homework to avoid dealing with the associated negative emotions.
From the very beginning, I skimmed the rest. Surely, this can be reduced to
> Avoid dealing with the associated negative emotions.
Start there, and work through those emotions.
- yeeeloit 3y ago> Start there, and work through those emotions. Do have any advice for how to deal with the associated negative emotions? They seem kind of endless, and I'm not really sure what to do with them. I've tried things like mindfulness, meditation, journaling, talking about them and so on. But they just keep coming back, it's like they can't be resolved. It's quite painful, and I'm at a loss.